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<p class="para">Ubuntu features a comprehensive package management system for installing, upgrading, configuring, and removing software.  In addition to providing access to an organized base of over 45,000 software packages for your Ubuntu computer, the package management facilities also feature dependency resolution capabilities and software update checking.
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